The Chinese word 冰箱 means “refrigerator” in English. It is a compound word made up of the characters 冰, meaning “ice”, and 箱, meaning “box”. In Chinese, 冰箱 is used to refer to the household appliance used for storing food and drinks at low temperatures. It is a common word in everyday conversation and is used in a similar way to how “refrigerator” is used in English.
Translation
Noun: fridge, icebox
Pronunciation
Example Sentences
| Chinese | Pinyin | Engish |
|---|---|---|
| 我的冰箱里有很多食物 | wǒ de bīngxiāng lǐ yǒu hěn duō shíwù | There is a lot of food in my refrigerator |
| 你能帮我把饮料放进冰箱里吗？ | nǐ néng bāng wǒ bǎ yǐnliào fàng jìn bīngxiāng lǐ ma? | Can you help me put the drinks in the refrigerator? |
| 冰箱里的蔬菜都已经坏了 | bīngxiāng lǐ de shūcài dōu yǐjīng huài le | The vegetables in the refrigerator have all gone bad |
| 我需要买一个新的冰箱 | wǒ xūyào mǎi yī gè xīn de bīngxiāng | I need to buy a new refrigerator |
| 冰箱门没有关好，食物都变质了 | bīngxiāng mén méiyǒu guān hǎo, shíwù dōu biànzhì le | The refrigerator door wasn’t closed properly, and the food has all gone bad |
| 我们需要把冰箱里的东西整理一下 | wǒmen xūyào bǎ bīngxiāng lǐ de dōngxi zhěnglǐ yīxià | We need to organize the things in the refrigerator |
| 冰箱里的牛奶过期了，不能再喝了 | bīngxiāng lǐ de niúnǎi guòqī le, bùnéng zài hē le | The milk in the refrigerator has expired and can no longer be consumed |
HSK
冰箱 is part of HSK Level 3 in HSK 2.0. In the newer HSK 3.0 it is part of HSK Level 4.
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